On This Day I Can Run...So I Will!

Nice, hot, slow miles on the rail trail with my bestest buddy...QP :)

spin in morning then 2 mile walk after sunset.  Still hot and sticky.  

5 miles on the treadmill.  Did bursts of tempo at 8:52 (1/2 mile) then 1/4 mile at 10:30.  

2 miles run/walk in the hood.

Discovered a treadmill that goes downhill!  Wooo hooo!  Love the downhill!  

Early spin class.  My goal is to work out for 1 hour 5 days a week.  So far I have met that goal.  think tomorrow I will work on fat burn and upper body.

Ran slow and easy for 1 hour.  AP:  10:50.  Ran on the rail trail and the weather was great.  Low humidity...not too hot!  Life is gooood!

another early spin class.  My legs were a little sore from yesterday so I walked on the treadmill to try and loosen them up.  My legs loosened up and help up pretty good for spinning.  Must have been the red beans and rice I had for dinner :)

Gonna stick to walking tomorrow in preparation for my long run Saturday am. 

Went to my daughters neighborhood because I was babysitting today.  My daughters neighborhood also happens to be the same neighborhood I lived in between the ages of 5 and 8 yrs old.  She lives 45 minutes away so I had to get up at 5:30am, eat, and drive there.  Started running around 7am.   It was really neat seeing things I hadn't seen since I was little.  Was totally enjoying every bit of my run when it got a lot more interesting.  There was a soaking rain that began about an hour into my run and continued until I was finished.  It was great running in it.  The streets and water drains were overflowing with rushing water and the rain just beat down.  I was happy I had a hat with a visor.  I was worried my phone would never be the same but it survived and so did my ipod.  I'm not so sure about my headphones because I lost sound out of one side.  Maybe when it dries out.  Ahhh....the joys of being alive!

Early run on the rail trail.  Saw a momma deer with her baby.  Haven't seen turkeys in quite a while.  Gave myself a scare today.  Before I started out, I put my gymbag in the trunk of my car, locked the car doors and left out.  When I got back I found my trunk was not latched and open about an inch.  I thought...Oh no! someone saw me put my stuff in the trunk and broke in to steal it.  I opened the trunk to find nothing missing and everything undisturbed.  I was relieved.  It just served as a reminder of that feeling of being robbed (has happened before).   Makes me more careful to be sure to lock things up safely and completely.  

On a positive note...my legs are holding up well and I feel great.  Looking forward to my 1/2 on Aug 11th. 

Spin class today.  The whole class was a standing / uphill day.  I prefer standing and pushing hard to sitting and spinning fast.  3 out of 5 on the sweat scale :)  (5 being the sweatiest).

Another great spin class.

Did my long run today because yesterday was my grandsons 1st birthday party:)  Ran on the rail trail.  Didn't head out until 12:00.  Love it when it is overcast and cool.  Can't believe this is July, the temp today was about 82.

3 miles in the hood.  Ran in the nude :)

Three miles on a beautiful morning.  Tried some speed work on mile 2.  I was able to do short sprints of 8:20 or so but unable to hold for a full mile.  I need lots of practice.

Spin class.  17 miles.  Ran for 1 more on the treadmill :)

Took a walk/run around the lake at the park.  My nephew said it was a great shady trail and he was right.  Nice and wide and soft for 1st mile, then 2nd mile is rooty and up and down hills (fun).  I was a little creeped out by myself because NO one was around (too hot I guess).  I kept sprinting because I figured it would be best to surprise a potential attacker. I checked behind me several times too.  Next time I'm bringing a buddy with me, not just my mace.

12 glorious miles (they got glorious when they were done).  I finished reading "The Long Run" last night and it really got me motivated and inspired for todays run.  

I headed out on the rail trail with a small bottle of water in my pocket and the trunk of my car loaded with xtra water and gatorade.  My plan was to run 2 miles out then 2 miles back to my car to rehydrate, then repeat two more times.  My plan worked well.  I would drink sips of water every mile then after 4 miles I stopped at my trunk, ate some gu, drank gatorade and refilled my small water bottle.  

It was very hot today.  I don't think I have ever been this wet from sweat.  During the last 4 miles all my clothes were completely soaked and sweat was dripping off my shorts.  My shorts got so heavy that they kept trying to sneak down so I would have to pull them up and tie them tighter.  

I was so happy when I was done because my mind tried tricking me into stopping every time I hit the trunk of my car for my 4 miles refill.  It amazes me how your body will follow your brain if you let it.  It was good practice for me to work on the mental side of running.  And we all know you have to be a little mental to run these distances :) 

3 miles in the hood.  Nice uneventful run.  

spinning class this morning.  Really enjoy the people in class and the instructor.  I have been spinning with some of the same people for years now.  Kind of like a spinning family :)